# BBVA Peru

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-peru
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [BBVA Peru — official](https://www.bbva.pe/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**BBVA Peru** is **BBVA Spain ~46.12% + Breca Group Peruvian conglomerate ~46.12% JV** + **Peru's #2 commercial bank by assets** + **~6M+ customers** + **BBVA Plin co-founder with Interbank + Scotiabank Peru** <sup>[1][1], [Peru report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PE)</sup>.

## History

**1951 — Banco Continental founded** distinctive Peruvian banking heritage.

**1995 — BBVA Spain Banco Continental majority acquisition** distinctive Spanish-Peruvian banking acquisition.

**2014 — BBVA Peru Mobile Banking app launch**.

**Feb 2020 — BBVA + Interbank + Scotiabank Peru launch Plin Peruvian instant mobile P2P payments**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **BBVA Banco Continental S.A.** (BVL: CONTINC1; BBVA Spain ~46.12% + Breca Group Peruvian conglomerate ~46.12% JV).

**Major shareholders**: **BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA Spain; BME: BBVA; NYSE: BBVA) ~46.12% + Breca Group Peruvian conglomerate (Romero family) ~46.12% + Peruvian retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **SBS Peru + BCRP**.

## Technical integration

BBVA Peru mobile app (iOS + Android; ~6M+ customers) + bbva.pe online + BBVA Peru branch network across Peru + BBVA Peru Visa + Mastercard cards; PE IBAN + Yape (partial; via BCP rivalry) + Plin (Peruvian instant mobile P2P payments co-founded by BBVA + Interbank + Scotiabank Peru).

## Implementations & partners

**BBVA Group**: [BBVA Spain App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-spain) (BBVA Spain parent) + [BBVA Mexico](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-mexico) + [BBVA Colombia / App BBVA Móvil](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-colombia) + [BBVA Peru](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-peru) + [BBVA Argentina](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-argentina) (BBVA Argentina).

**Major Peruvian banking competitors**: [BCP (Banco de Crédito del Perú)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bcp-peru) (Banco de Crédito del Perú; Credicorp; Peru's largest commercial bank by assets + Yape mobile wallet pioneer; ~17M+ users) + [Interbank (Peru)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/interbank-peru) (Interbank Peru; Intercorp Financial Services; Peru's #3 commercial bank by assets + Plin co-founder) + [Scotiabank Peru](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/scotiabank-peru) (Scotiabank Peru; Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian parent subsidiary + Plin co-founder) + [Banco de la Nación Peru](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-de-la-nacion-pe) (Banco de la Nación Peruvian state-owned bank).

**Regulators**: SBS Peru + BCRP.

## Status

**Active, BBVA Spain ~46.12% + Breca Group ~46.12% JV + Peru's #2 commercial bank by assets + ~6M+ customers + BBVA Plin co-founder** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bbva.pe/ "BBVA Peru — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBVA_Per%C3%BA "BBVA Perú — Wikipedia"
[pe-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PE

- [1] [BBVA Peru — official][1]
- [2] [BBVA Perú — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Peru report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PE)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/PE-peru.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [bbva-peru.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/bbva-peru). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.